Sangwon Seo

Sangwon carried out his undergraduate studies at the University of Edinburgh, where he graduated with a first class honour degree in Chemistry with a Year in Industry (GSK). He did his PhD with Prof. Michael Greaney at the University of Manchester, and then moved to the University of Oxford to work as a postdoctoral research associate in the group of Prof. Michael Willis. In 2018, Sangwon joined the Center for Catalytic Hydrocarbon Functionalizations, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), where he was mentored by Prof. Sukbok Chang to lead a small research team as a semi-independent PI (Young Scientist Fellow). Sangwon joined Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science & Technology (DGIST) in 2023, where he is currently an Assistant Professor at the Department of Physics and Chemistry. Sangwon is a big supporter of Manchester City F.C. and enjoys playing football if not doing any chemistry.